FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, January 24, 2009Regular season · 6 games
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6 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 3 points, by MIL (vs SAC) and PHI (vs NYK).

Final · Box score
Knicks110
Sixers116
Q1 PHI +6; Q2 PHI -3; Q3 PHI +5; Q4 PHI +6
Final · Box score
Magic97
Heat103
Q1 MIA +3; Q2 MIA +4; Q3 MIA +15; Q4 MIA +6
Final · Box score
Nets99
Grizzlies88
Q1 NJN +8; Q2 NJN +7; Q3 NJN +2; Q4 NJN +11
Final · Box score
Kings104
Bucks106
Q1 MIL -3; Q2 MIL -1; Q3 MIL +2; Q4 MIL +2
Final · Box score
Cavs102
Jazz97
Q1 CLE +10; Q2 CLE -2; Q3 CLE +8; Q4 CLE +5
Final · Box score
Wizards87
Blazers100
Q1 POR +5; Q2 POR +8; Q3 POR +18; Q4 POR +13
On this day · 2007–08Jan 24, 2008: 3 games. Top scorer: Monta Ellis (Warriors-Nets), 39 points.
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The lead · Kings-Bucks

Milwaukee holds off Sacramento, 106–104

Brandon Roy goes for 22 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-1+2+2MIL AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings36271922104
Bucks33292222106
Who led
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 29, 8, 15, 16, 26, 23, 15, 5, 20MIL20 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Charlie VillanuevaPoints, last 10 games: 23, 7, 16, 6, 25, 8, 23, 32, 27, 18MIL18 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 36, 29, 28, 21, 30, 23, 24, 25, 22, 20SAC20 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Francisco GarciaPoints, last 10 games: 10, 8, 9, 17, 15, 19, 12, 11, 14, 19SAC19 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Second story · the whole slate

Six games, by the margins

Closest finish: 2. Widest: Portland by 13.

MIL over SAC2CLE over UTA5PHI over NYK6MIA over ORL6NJN over MEM11POR over WAS13Final margin, points. Pink = closest and widest.
Lead changes
Kings-Bucks20
Knicks-Sixers10
Cavs-Jazz10
Magic-Heat4
Nets-Grizzlies2
Wizards-Blazers1
The night in charts
Knicks-Sixers combined for 226, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-SixersKnicks 110, Sixers 116
226
Kings-BucksKings 104, Bucks 106
210
Magic-HeatMagic 97, Heat 103
200
Cavs-JazzCavs 102, Jazz 97
199
Nets-GrizzliesNets 99, Grizzlies 88
187
Wizards-BlazersWizards 87, Blazers 100
187
2 of 6 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Kings-BucksKings 104, Bucks 106
+2 MIL
Cavs-JazzCavs 102, Jazz 97
+5 CLE
Magic-HeatMagic 97, Heat 103
+6 MIA
Knicks-SixersKnicks 110, Sixers 116
+6 PHI
Nets-GrizzliesNets 99, Grizzlies 88
+11 NJN
Wizards-BlazersWizards 87, Blazers 100
+13 POR
MIL rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-BucksMIL won · Kings 104, Bucks 106
3 pts
Knicks-SixersPHI won · Knicks 110, Sixers 116
3 pts
Cavs-JazzCLE won · Cavs 102, Jazz 97
2 pts
Dwight shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DwightORL · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK
82% (9-11)
David LeeNYK · 20 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST
70% (7-10)
Tim ThomasNYK · 24 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
MillsapUTA · 24 PTS, 15 REB, 3 AST
67% (12-18)
ChalmersMIA · 20 PTS, 6 AST, 3 STL, 1 REB
67% (8-12)
Final · Kings-Bucks
Kings 104Bucks 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings36271922104
Bucks33292222106
The story
Francisco Elson had 12 rebounds and 10 points as Milwaukee beat Sacramento 106-104

Brad Miller led Sacramento with 14 PTS, 13 REB, 9 AST 12 REB, 10 PTS, 5 STL, 2 AST · 5-11 FG

The swing

Down 1 after the second, the Bucks took the third 22-19.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −3−1+2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Jazz
Cavs 102Jazz 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs33143421102
Jazz2326242497
The story
Mo Williams' 25 points carried Cleveland past Utah, 102-97

For Utah, Paul Millsap had 24 PTS, 15 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST · 8-20 FG, 5-11 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 33-23, was where the Cavaliers built it.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +10−2+8+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Grizzlies
Nets 99Grizzlies 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2522252799
Grizzlies1723301888
The story
New Jersey beat Memphis 99-88 behind 23 points from Vince Carter

O.J. Mayo paced Memphis: 23 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 23 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 4 STL · 9-15 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

A 27-18 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Nets.

NJN lead by quarter
200 +8+7+2+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.7points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
16.9Season avg24.6Last 5

24.6 points a game over his last five games, against 16.9 in 30 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.0minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
23.3Season avg10.3Last 3

10.3 minutes a game over his last three games, against 23.3 in 33 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.1minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
10.9Season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 10.9 a game in 27 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 33

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 30, 21, 38, 30, 28, 29, 23, 34, 32, 33Cavs-Jazz · W
28.0 PPG season to date · +5.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
33 PTS · 14 REB · 9 AST
Caron ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 2, 19, 6, 25, 11, 22, 32, 12, 31Wizards-Blazers · L
19.9 PPG season to date · +11.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 24, 31, 41, 27, 31, 17, 29, 32, 25, 27Heat-Magic · W
28.7 PPG season to date · −1.8 vs his regular-season average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Nate RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 17, 7, 4, 12, 9, 12, 20, 16, 26Knicks-Sixers · L
15.1 PPG season to date · +11.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Mo WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 15, 13, 16, 26, 17, 16, 33, 14, 25Cavs-Jazz · W
16.5 PPG season to date · +8.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 22, 11, 16, 19, 27, 9, 4, 28, 20, 24Jazz-Cavs · L
15.7 PPG season to date · +8.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
24 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Eric GordonLAC+9.2 22.7 last 10 · 13.5 season
Andrea BargnaniTOR+7.7 21.0 last 10 · 13.3 season
Andre IguodalaPHI+5.6 23.2 last 10 · 17.6 season
Von WaferHOU+5.5 16.5 last 10 · 11.0 season
Andrew BynumLAL+5.5 19.1 last 10 · 13.6 season
Cold
Devin HarrisNJN−5.5 16.3 last 10 · 21.8 season
Joe JohnsonATL−4.4 17.3 last 10 · 21.7 season
Brandon RushIND−4.4 1.9 last 10 · 6.3 season
Marquis DanielsIND−4.0 10.0 last 10 · 14.0 season
Matt BarnesPHX−3.6 6.8 last 10 · 10.4 season